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B1🧠 Personality

Italian word

umile

humble, meek, unassuming

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humble

having a modest or low view of one's importance

⚠️ The trap

True cognate. 'Umile' also historically means 'of low social class' in literary Italian ('la sua umile origine' = his humble origins). Both meanings co-exist.

To say "having a modest or low view of one's importance" in Italian:

umile (true cognate)

"umile" in English means:

humble, meek, unassuming

Example

"Nonostante sia famoso, rimane una persona molto umile."

"Despite being famous, he remains a very humble person."

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